The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-23
PERSONAL.

CONGRESSMAN O,NEIIL. of Pennsylvania has
been in public life for nearly quarter of a cen
tury, and claims that he has never allowed a
letter to remain unanswered for more than
forty eight hours
Ex-CoMMIssIoNER AND MRs. SPARKS will re-
main IN Washington until June, when they
will go abroad with their young daughter who,
after travelling with them on the continent will
be placed at school in Paris for year.
SHERMAN MEN are now asserting that the cleo
ton of James p Foster to the Presidency of the
National Republican League is an admission on
the part of their opponents that the Blaine
boom" needs good deal OF Fostering care.
NEWS comes from Washington to the effect
that Secretaries Bayard and Whitney have been
urging Attorney General Garland to buy new
hat this season. Their efforts are in vain
Garland is like the Old Guard-he never sur
renders.
EX-CoUNcIIMAN LEONARD, of Railway, n. j.
received last week an ambrotype picture which
had been taken from the body OF his brother-in-
law, George Fields, who was killed at the battle
of Charlottesville by an Alabamian, who had
the ambrotype in his possession ever since. 1t
was picture OF the dead soldiers wife and
daughter
THE man who first used the torpedo in naval
warfare died few days ago in Georgetown, D.
G. Francis Edgar Shepherd came of an old
North Carolina family, was educated at the An
napolis Naval School, aud at the outbreak of
the war entered the Confederate navy. Just
twenty-five years ago this month Shepherd blew
up the United States gullboat Cairo on the Mis-
sissippi by means of an old-fashioned torpedo
Capt. Shepperd watched the explosion from the
bank of the river, and declared that torpedo
warfare was cowardly. He never again set a
torpedo,
THE majority of people credit President
Cleveland with originating the phrase "a public
office is public trust This belief is so uni
versal that there was quite Il tiuttering in the
office of DR.. Tindall Secretary to the District
Commissioners in Washington, over discovery
made last Saturday On page forty
two of pamphlet containing the minutes of
the school boa. for the years 1879 80 in dis
cussion on the eligibility of women for the posi-
ton of trustees, OCCURS the famous campaign
phrase, differing not a particle from that used
oy MIR; Cleveland Everybody at the district
offices is wondering how that school report fell
into the Presidents hands.
Mr.. BANCROFT, the historian does not believe
in befriending tho enemy. The correspondent
of leading New York newspaper No. I, called
at the re sidence in Washington of the historian
on Tuesday night to get in advance copy Of
Mr.. Baucroft's letter to Whittier, congratulating
him on his til birthday. The historian being
out at the time, the correspondent left his card,
with the request that the coveted document
might be sent down to his Office. When Mr.
Bancroft came in his private secretary informed
him OF the correspondents call and presented
the correspondents card. The historian looked
at the card and rejecting for O moment in
CURED OF the private secretary which Of the
leading New York papers II was that printed
some diSagreeable things about him the other
day. The private secretary replied that II was
leading newspaper No l. VERY well, then"
said the historian, write out copy of this let
ter and deliver IL 20 leading New York news
paper No. 2. II has the best right TO my favor
The paper that treats me unfairly need not ex-
pcct any favors at my hands" And so news.
paper No. was ''scooped"
Mrs. WHfrSEY's pet bobby last year was
floral decoration. The amount she spent In this
direction was very large Her dinner tables
were marvels of floral elegance and her florists
we're under orders o send her the very finest
and iarest blossoms without regard to cost As
she set the fashion everybody else bought flow
ers lavshly. The Misses Davis, of Boston for
instance, who occupied the house which Mrs
q n. liazeu built at the corner of sixteenth
and streets, thought nothing of spending
Sl,0OO Tor the floral decorations which made
their home literally n bower of roses during an
afternoons reception last winter. This year
however. Mrs. Whitney's taste runs toward
candy The huge bouquets which were former
ly laid at the plate Of each guest have given
away 70 few modest buds, while the guests
souvenir " handsome box OF bonbons The
most costly novelties In this line are eagerly
purchased by Mrs Whitney aud the candies
are, Of course, perfection All this is of course.
DAD Tor the florists, but n wellknown candy
manufacturer who bas recently come from New
York Il the gamer Thereby.